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Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life

"Just Like Marriage?" Young couples' civil partnerships

*Start: 1 November 2008 (30 months)
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) RES-062-23-1308
Project leader: Brian Heaphy and Carol Smart

About the project

The project investigates the experiences of 'young' same sex couples (where both partners are aged under 35) who have entered into civil partnership.

The study will add to knowledge on formalised and same sex relationships, and inform understandings of contemporary cultures of commitment.

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E S R C logoFunding

This project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (Ref: RES-062-23-1308).

Same Sex Marriage: Before and After

We held a one day conference on same-sex marriage on 25 March 2011. Conference page >

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